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    Kids at play on Butcherknife Creek

    No, this isn’t some horror film title; though it is that season. Instead, it’s an incredible opportunity for learning and career planning in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Bennett Colvin, a teacher in Steamboat for over a decade, has been taking his Steamboat Springs High School students to Butcherknife Creek adjacent to the school for several years.…

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    A future with fish

    It’s almost odd to look back at milestones and what they meant to me at the time. First fish on a fly rod. First fish on a dry fly I tied. First twenty-fish day. First 20-inch fish on a No. 20 fly I tied myself.

    Once upon a time there was a dude who drove a blue, manual transmission Ford Focus into California’s Sierra Nevada by himself to catch rainbow and brook trout on caddis flies he tied himself. He thought highly of himself. He had persevered through the days of catching branches and bushes more than fish and graduated…

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    The future of America’s coldwater resources

    The TU Costa 5 Rivers program is proof that the next generation of anglers is a conservation force to be reckoned with. As the national network of conservation-focused college fly fishing clubs, 5 Rivers hosts four rendezvous events each year. They provide students an opportunity to engage with the TU mission, connect with other college…

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    Costa 5 Rivers spotlight – University of Montana Law School

    The club was founded by a group of students who shared a love for fly fishing and spent their time outside of school fishing together on many of Montana’s streams and rivers.

    Appalachian State CU Boulder Fort Lewis College Bucknell University Sewanee: The University of the South Washington and Lee University University of Montana Law School Law School can be a stressful and tedious undertaking. It can be an all-consuming journey that eclipses the social and personal lives of students seeking a degree. Many students accept this…

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    5 Rivers Costa Community

    TU Costa 5 Rivers... more than a community of college fly anglers Appalachian State CU Boulder Fort Lewis College Bucknell University Sewanee: The University of the South Washington and Lee University College students have an endless number of options when it comes to how they should spend their time. In this vast network of options,…

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    TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: Appalachian State

    The art of fly fishing is rapidly spreading to young men and women thanks to the dedication of the Appalachian State University fly fishing club.

    TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: Appalachian State Appalachian State CU Boulder Fort Lewis College Bucknell University Sewanee: The University of the South Washington and Lee University University of Montana Law School Advancing as anglers on and off the water In the town of Boone, North Carolina, there is something special happening. The art of…